SinceThe70s

Fascinating list. Was gonna make a joke comparing Manilow to a caterwauling chick but caterwauling is probably unfair to him.

Yup. One didn't play as a rookie the other looked like a bust as a rookie.

1) A week before Kill 'Em All was released I saw Metallica open for another band at a local bar/club. They played the new album from beginning to end and it was jaw dropping. 2) Tough one, I can't remember going to see a band I didn't like against my will. Zappa walked off stage after less than an hour because he was sick. Either that or any elementary school orchestra concert. That was always pretty rough on the ears. What's cool is seeing them progress in middle and high school. 3) Can't think of any. 4) Too many to mention but top of the list would have to be Led Zeppelin.

Is it true that he sent a pair of Uggs to Peterman as a consolation prize?

It's good to be the King.

Putting aside for a second whether I agree or not, is that a bad thing? Wouldn't be for me.

Yeah, I guess I'm just depressed that a team that has put up over 45 points the past three weeks sees/has a need for WR's that we don't have a use for.

What I find interesting is that they've brought in Dez and Brandon Marshall in the past two weeks to fill a perceived need.

I just heard that both injuries took place at the 40 yard line. EDIT: don't believe everything you hear. According to ESPN play by play Smith was sacked at the 37.

15 pages in the point of any thread often gets obscured. My bad if I came in late and took your post out of context. I thought you're post was suggesting that TT's horrendous start this year was indicative of how he would play over the course of a full season. If so, I disagree.

Posted by Boyst62 in another thread: "I would watch two hobos fight over a Cheeto if they kept score" I'd lay some coin down on a Marble race. Cheeto fights seem prone to a fix so I'm just spectating.

Comparing TT's small sample set this year vs. Allen's small sample set this year is pointless. TT has a history, we all know what it is, not great. TT sucked early this year but it 's reasonable to assume he would have risen to his normal level of mediocrity given the chance. Unless you're with the crew that believes Allen's career was doomed before it began, comparing his accomplishments to date against anyone besides Mayfield, Darnold, Rosen or Jackson is premature.

Pryor Offenses? That ones easy: Raiders, Browns, Redskins, Jets, Bills. When you can't stick with that many bad teams you're not a victim of anything but your own skills and/or behavior.

Nice. Garner ended up on the '86 Astros team that lost to Keith's Mets in the NLCS.

Came across this article about ex-Met Ron Hunt and thought it was a decent read. If you never heard of him he was best known for getting hit by pitches. I remember him as an Expo and Cardinal - and couldn't stand the guy - but he actually got his start with the Mets. I was surprised to see that he retired after the '74 season when I wasn't quite 11, but I can remember him leaning into pitches. Article mentioned that he played with Hernandez in Keith's rookie year. Keith alluded to it on a telecast hinting that Hunt wasn't a great influence, but he didn't elaborate. Probably some great stories. https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/beloved-mets-hard-nosed-play-has-turned-into-a-hard-life-from-beanings-to-parkinsons/

NFW this is a playoff team with TT. This is a perennial Super Bowl team with TT. Flip the 4 straight losses to 4 straight Lombardi's with TT at the helm. I just know it.

If you read the cnn link an extra wrinkle is that the homeless guy may have been in on a similar scam in 2012. Looks like douche-baggery all around. People suck. Except my peeps. And Bills fans...which are my peeps.

So who do you like?

The fact that you made it this far is impressive. Good luck, whoever you pick.

My best advice to you is to ignore everything else I have to say. Last year I didn't make it out of the week 1 Thursday opener (Chiefs over Pats) and this year I didn't make it past week 1 (Bucs over Saints). Good news is I'm trending up. I'd go with the Saints. Home team playing at a high level. Cardinals over Raiders is tempting but I wouldn't want to lose with a bad team when I still had the Saints available.

Had to be the Nationals writer. EDIT: I was wrong, it was a writer from San Diego. https://bbwaa.com/18-nl-cy/ And apparently he hung up on a NY radio host: https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/writer-who-didnt-vote-for-degrom-hangs-up-on-wfan-host/

Pretty sure Sixx A.M's Heroin Diaries has been overlooked thus far:

What I want to know is how did you pull this off? What's the secret to starting a thread that doesn't devolve into the bipolar cesspool of most recent threads? I'm with the crowd that says you play the games to win every week and let the chips fall where they may. I think it's unrealistic to expect a playoff run at 3-7, but that's still the goal. If and when the playoffs become even less realistic I still want to see some core competencies. #1 defense 10 games in is a great start, but Josh Allen inspiring confidence is the the end game for this season..

WARNING: LAMP POST AHEAD I have no love for the Cleveland Indians, but I love baseball and Chief Wahoo is iconic. Others cast his existence in a negative light, I do not. When I saw OP I mentioned to the fam that I wanted to get a Chief Wahoo hat before it went the way of the Little Rascals. Completely forgot about it until last week on a work trip down to DC, probably triggered by talk of the Redskins. Completely forgot about it again until today when the fam gave me a Chief Wahoo hat for my birthday. Now I'm smiling like the Chief.